"When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand."
- Raymond Chandler

Hello, all.  You may know me as Icarus, icky, moot point, mp or the owner of the sexy penguin avatar (I may have to bring that one over to the Beat).

A little about me:
When it comes to writing, I mostly produce historical fiction.  I generally aim for novel length, but have yet to finish anything.  You could say I have committment problems.  Occassionally I surprise myself and write something that seems totally random and out-of-character.  Other than sticking to a plot until the bitter end, one of the things I struggle most with as a writer are my female characters.  Nearly all the main characters I've ever created are male.  For whatever reason, I find them infinitely easier to make interesting and I enjoy creating them far more. 

I play hockey at college and am a huge fan of the NHL team the Colorado Avalanche.  Joe Sakic is my hero and 19 is my favorite number. 
I've always enjoyed watching tennis and several summers ago I began to work on my own game.   My favorite player is Marat Safin, hence the current avatar image.
I've traveled extensively: countless road trips from one end of the country to the other, several trips to Europe (and I hope many more!) and, of course, small trips to Canada for hockey tournaments.  I'd love to visit every continent, except, I suppose, Antartica, at some point.  I'm planning on living in the U.K. or Ireland for an extended period of time, maybe directly after college.
I'm a history major with one year left of college (ack).  I have no idea what I want to do with that, but I do know I don't want to be a teacher.  Here's hoping I can make a living writing and use all my history knowledge to further my novels.

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